Öntök

Öntök is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Hungarian verb önteni, meaning to pour. It denotes the act of pouring a liquid from one container into another. In standard Hungarian, the subject pronoun is often omitted, since the verb form identifies the person. Example: Vizet öntök a pohárba, meaning “I pour water into the glass.”

Origin and usage: Önteni is a common transitive verb used for pouring drinks, cooking liquids, or transferring liquid from one vessel to another. The form öntök explicitly marks the present tense for the first person singular. Other persons are formed with their respective endings according to Hungarian conjugation rules; for complete conjugations, a grammar or dictionary should be consulted.

Related terms and distinctions: The noun öntés denotes the act of pouring or, in metalworking and manufacturing, the process of casting. The adjective or noun öntő can refer to a pourer, a mold, or a foundry worker, depending on context. It is important to distinguish the verb önteni from its derived nouns, even though they share the same stem.

See also: Önteni, Öntés, Hungarian grammar and conjugation.